The Communist Manifesto Paperback – July 14, 2013 Author: Karl Marx | Language: English | ISBN:
1629100048 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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"L.M. Findlay's excellent translation of The Communist Manifesto, embedded in a splendid introduction and a most carefully chosen appendix of Marx and Engels pieces, superbly places this nineteenth-century classic in an extraordinary historical context. There is no other edition at the moment that can match its quality in terms of translation, and its substance in terms of historical context." (Renate Holub, Director, Interdisciplinary Studies)
"Findlay engages the reader by depicting how personal and historical events shaped the thinking of Marx and Engels. At the same time, he clarifies why Marx and Engels pursue the manifesto format, explains its historical significance as a political genre, and highlights the importance of Marxist concerns in the post-industrial, post-Cold War era. Combined with the excellent array of appendices, Findlay's translation should enrich readers' understanding of the Manifesto's historical context and help solidify their understanding of the fundamentals of Marxism." (Bryon Moraski)
"Findlay's new edition of The Communist Manifesto is very scholarly, and the additional documents are a real bonus, providing an interesting context for the work. All in all, this is an excellent edition." (Walter Adamson)
"A great teaching text." (James Tully) --Online
About the Author
Karl Heinrich Marx, (5 May 1818 14 March 1883) was a Prussian-German philosopher and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the establishment of the social sciences and the development of the socialist movement. Marx's work in economics laid the basis for our understanding of labor and its relation to capital, and has influenced much of subsequent economic thought. He published numerous books during his lifetime, the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Capital (1867 1894).
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- Paperback: 70 pages
- Publisher: Political Collection (July 14, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1629100048
- ISBN-13: 978-1629100043
- Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
Though originally written in 1848, The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels ended up exerting its greatest influence in the following century. No other book had a more profound effect on 20th-century history in terms of lives affected, governments overthrown, nations transformed, people killed or displaced, and the expenditure of time, money, and energy either for or against it. Given the fact that America was so preoccupied with the threat of Communism for decades, it's surprising how few Americans ever took the time to read the actual battle cry of their nemesis. Due to its historical importance, Communism is a political philosophy that must either be accepted or refuted, but cannot be ignored. Nevertheless, my intention here is not to critique Communism as a philosophy but rather to critique the Manifesto as a book.
A common misconception is that this book is the founding document of Communism, but in reality Communism was well-known as an active political school in Europe at the time the Manifesto was published. The purpose of the Manifesto was to ignite and unite the faithful, recruit the curious, and frighten the bourgeoisie. The authors assumed a prior knowledge of Communism on the part of the reader, and as such the text spends more time clarifying the doctrine of Communism than it does declaring it outright. Because it's a manifesto rather than a full-fledged philosophical treatise, its full of bold, undefended statements. Here you won't find well-reasoned arguments extolling the virtues of Communism, nor detailed explanations as to how exactly the world would be run following the triumph of the Revolution. For that you'll have to look elsewhere in Marx's oeuvre.
If you want to truly understand government you absolutely must include this book in your studies. Now that I have read it, I want to read it again and again. Then I want to go back and read works like "Ten Days That Changed The World" just to see where they went wrong. It is my belief that if one completely understands the principals stated in this book and dynamically applies them to their own government, it is possible to form a society that functions fairly and responsibly to all of its people. I further believe that seeing a day when this will be done is as likely as seeing hell itself freeze over. Overreaching by one class or another ultimately spells a disaster that is also described in the pages of this book. I think that communism ultimately destroys the incentive to succeed and capitalism ultimately leads to such a desparate condition to the working class that they have no choice but to revolt. I agree with those who refer to capitalism and communism as twin evils.
One thing is for sure, this book provides enough fuel for thought that it is easy to see never-ending debates arising from its pages. It seems to me that a new edition that includes an update for the 21st century is in order. Computers and globalization of the economy give rise to new circumstances that are evolutions of the principles of Marxist philosophy. As an example: With the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs from America to other countries to exploit cheap labor sources and fewer environmental restrictions, is there a moral obligation that is being overlooked by America's bourgeois? That being the compensation of the American proletariat for the jobs they lost. It was only through their hard work that the bourgeois success was sufficient to provide the capital necessary to move the jobs to other countries.
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